Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Reduced hours could be coming to Hawaii libraries as the state finance department plans to cut funding for state jobs that have been vacant since 2020.

That means 37 hard-to-fill jobs are on the chopping block for the Hawaii State Public Library System. It’s the latest blow to our libraries, which are still reeling from pandemic budget cuts.

Meanwhile, libraries struggle to deal with mounting challenges when it comes to keeping staff safe and caring for aging facilities.

More: civilbeat.org/2024/10/staff-cuts-could-permanently-impact-hawaiis-struggling-libraries